Chapter Summaries

The villagers of Holy Soul Village persuaded Old Jack to appoint six-year-old Ning Qiu as village chief, and Ning Qiu outlined the limited identity certificates and land-evolution opportunities available to them. Old Jack volunteered to go first, but Ning Qiu required him to swear an oath before receiving an identity certificate.

• The villagers argued that Ning Qiu was qualified to become village chief despite being underage, and Old Jack agreed to pass the position to him.
• Ning Qiu promised to make everyone in Holy Soul Village a Soul Master, and Old Jack formally named him village chief.
• Ning Qiu explained that he could issue identity certificates to only one thousand people and evolve the land of only one hundred households in the first round.
• Ning Qiu said evolved land would become village property, with households receiving twenty percent of its net profits, and the villagers hesitated over the terms.
• Old Jack volunteered to be first, and Ning Qiu told him to swear an oath before he could receive an identity certificate.

Ning Qiu demonstrated that a Land Transformation Card could turn ordinary soil into miraculous Red Soil Land, convincing Holy Soul Village villagers to register despite the cost of sharing their harvest profits. As a thousand villagers joined, the system rewarded Ning Qiu with resources and enough Soul Power to reach Level 17.

• Old Jack, Skinny Monkey, and Ning Jingang swore loyalty to Holy Soul Village and received identity certificates from Ning Qiu.
• Ning Qiu used a Land Transformation Card on Old Jack's plot, changing the soil into Red Soil Land and earning system rewards.
• Gou Dan planted a seed, and it sprouted within an hour, confirming Skinny Monkey's claim that crops grew far faster in the transformed soil.
• Convinced by the rapid growth and profit-sharing arrangement, villagers rushed to swear the oath and register with Holy Soul Village.
• As the number of villagers under Ning Qiu's command reached one thousand, the system awarded him Soul Power, Contribution Points, and Red Soil Transformation Cards, raising him to Level 17.

Ning Qiu transformed villagers’ land until Holy Soul Village reached the prosperity needed to unlock its upgrade trial. He chose the mission to recruit three hundred-thousand-year soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest, setting out on a dangerous path toward upgrading the village.

• Ning Qiu learned that Holy Soul Village needed 1,000 prosperity to unlock its upgrade trial and began transforming registered villagers’ land with Red Soil Transformation Cards.
• Ning Qiu’s land transformations raised his level from 17 to 20 while increasing the village’s prosperity to 1,000.
• Ning Qiu activated the village upgrade trial and received a choice between winning the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Soul Master Tournament and recruiting three hundred-thousand-year soul beasts.
• Ning Qiu asked about abandoning and refreshing the missions, then chose to negotiate with soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest and recruit at least three as villagers.

Ning Qiu learned the painful truth behind the handprint in Holy Soul Village and heard Old Jack’s fears about villagers entering the dangerous soul master world. Ning Qiu persuaded Old Jack to accompany him and Xiao Wu to Star Dou Great Forest for a secret village-upgrade trial.

• Old Jack told Ning Qiu that his grandfather, a level seventy-one Soul Saint, had left the handprint after grief over his wife’s death and his inability to protect her.
• Old Jack warned that becoming soul masters could expose villagers to conflict, despair, and even fighting one another, but Ning Qiu promised to prepare for the coming dangers.
• Ning Qiu asked Old Jack to accompany him and Xiao Wu to Star Dou Great Forest, where he needed to register at least three soul beasts as villagers.
• Old Jack cautioned Ning Qiu about the forest’s powerful soul beasts, but agreed to go after Ning Qiu insisted they needed an adult escort.

Ning Qiu, Xiao Wu, and Old Jack traveled toward the Star Dou Great Forest after Ning Qiu refused Gatekeeper Lad’s request to join Holy Soul Village. At the forest’s outer region, Old Jack revealed that he was a Soul King, and Ning Qiu called on Xiao Wu to take her turn.

• Gatekeeper Lad asked to join Holy Soul Village, but Ning Qiu refused because Lad had insulted Old Jack and the village.
• Ning Qiu, Xiao Wu, and Old Jack reached a town near the Star Dou Great Forest, where Xiao Wu was distressed by the trade in soul beasts.
• The trio entered the forest, where a middle-aged robber tried to rob them.
• Old Jack revealed five soul rings and chased off the robber, startling Ning Qiu with his Soul King strength.
• At the outer region, Ning Qiu told Old Jack not to worry and said it was Xiao Wu’s turn.

Ning Qiu told Xiao Wu he wanted to meet the Lord at Star Lake and asked her to bring him there, while Old Jack learned her secret and promised to keep it. After Er Ming appeared, Xiao Wu asked the Titan Giant Ape to take them to Star Lake, and it reacted warily to the destination.

• Ning Qiu told Xiao Wu he wanted to visit Star Lake and meet the Lord, and asked her to summon friends to escort them into the forest’s core.
• Xiao Wu revealed her Soul Power as Old Jack realized she was a soul beast who had taken human form.
• Ning Qiu asked Old Jack to keep Xiao Wu’s identity secret, and Old Jack agreed.
• After waiting more than half a day, Ning Qiu, Xiao Wu, and Old Jack saw the Titan Giant Ape emerge from between two trees.
• Xiao Wu introduced Er Ming to her human friends and asked him to take them to Star Lake, making him tense and wary.

Ning Qiu and Xiao Wu met the Silver Dragon King at the lake in the Star Dou Great Forest, where Ning Qiu proposed a deal to address the conflict between humans and soul beasts. The Silver Dragon King listened seriously as Ning Qiu argued that soul beasts would eventually be wiped out if Soul Masters continued taking their soul rings.

• The Titan Giant Ape carried Ning Qiu, Xiao Wu, and Old Jack through the Star Dou Great Forest to the lake after the Silver Dragon King summoned them.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python and Bi Ji questioned why the Titan Giant Ape had brought humans, and Xiao Wu explained that Ning Qiu and Old Jack were her friends.
• The Silver Dragon King appeared, and Xiao Wu and Old Jack knelt while Ning Qiu refused to do so.
• The Silver Dragon King gave Ning Qiu one minute to speak, and he proposed a deal based on the danger Soul Masters posed to the future of soul beasts.

Ning Qiu told the Silver Dragon King he could help avert the future crisis facing soul beasts through his Treasure Pavilion, which offered Inner Cores and other items. He asked her to have at least three soul beasts register as villagers of Holy Soul Village, and she fell silent as she weighed his proposal.

• Ning Qiu warned the Silver Dragon King that soul beasts would face extinction if humanity continued hunting them, and said her serious injuries prevented her from leading a war.
• Ning Qiu showed the Silver Dragon King an Inner Core and explained that his Treasure Pavilion could exchange for them without hunting soul beasts.
• Xiao Wu confirmed that the Treasure Pavilion also offered soul rings and soul bones, prompting the Silver Dragon King to express interest in visiting it.
• Ning Qiu asked the Silver Dragon King to have at least three soul beasts register as villagers of Holy Soul Village, describing them as allies despite his limited current abilities.
• The Silver Dragon King silently considered Ning Qiu's proposal as he urged her to give it a try.

Ning Qiu secured the Silver Dragon King's alliance and registered three younger soul beasts as villagers, completing Holy Soul Village's upgrade trial. The village reached Level 2, Ning Qiu rose to Level 27, and several others gained Soul Power, leaving him wondering whether the mission reward benefited every villager.

• The Silver Dragon King agreed to ally with Ning Qiu and ordered Bi Ji, Da Ming, and Er Ming to provide clan members as villagers while they stayed to protect her.
• Bi Ji brought a Titan Giant Ape, a Sky Azure Bull Python, and an Emerald Swan, and Ning Qiu registered them by having them repeat an oath.
• Ning Qiu completed the village upgrade trial, raising Holy Soul Village to Level 2 and receiving rewards that brought his Soul Power to Level 27.
• Old Jack, Xiao Wu, and the three newly registered soul beasts reported that their Soul Power had increased, prompting Ning Qiu to wonder if the mission rewarded all villagers.

Ning Qiu returned to Holy Soul Village after completing the village upgrade trial and dealt with the Gatekeeper Lad, who had been kneeling at the entrance for over a month. He explained the village’s resident test and learned that completing the trial had raised the registered villagers’ soul power, leaving the village stronger than before.

• Ning Qiu returned to Holy Soul Village and found the Gatekeeper Lad still kneeling, hoping to become a resident.
• Ning Qiu refused to let the Gatekeeper Lad enter and had a boy send a large dog after him, making him flee.
• Old Jack asked Ning Qiu to forgive the Gatekeeper Lad, but Ning Qiu explained that residents had to pass a test and instructed Ning Chen to set the dogs on him if he returned.
• Ning Qiu learned that the villagers had gained soul power after the village upgrade trial, with participants receiving greater rewards and Contribution Points.
• Ning Qiu discovered that he had received far more soul power and Contribution Points than the other villagers for leading the mission.

Ning Qiu advanced to a two-ring Soul Grandmaster and used a Task Token Construction Card to create a Mission Board in Holy Soul Village. Xiao Wu began accepting its simple tasks, while Ning Qiu learned that he could take higher-level missions with no limit on how often he accepted them.

• Ning Qiu exchanged 800 Contribution Points for a 999-year Soul Ring and absorbed it, reaching Level 27 and becoming a two-ring Soul Grandmaster.
• Xiao Wu congratulated Ning Qiu and asked when he would take her out of the village, but he promised only that there would be an opportunity.
• Ning Qiu used a Level 1 Task Token Construction Card in the village square, creating a Mission Board and gaining Soul Power, Prosperity, and Contribution Points.
• Xiao Wu accepted three simple missions from the board and learned she could track their progress through her Crystal Identity Certificate.
• The system told Ning Qiu that he could accept missions one star above the board's level, hold five at a time, and accept them without limit.

Ning Qiu welcomed Wu Ji into Holy Soul Village, then confronted Dai Mubai after he damaged a village vegetable cart and refused to pay or apologize. The chapter ended with Dai Mubai shocked when Ning Qiu revealed that he was already a two-ring Soul Grandmaster.

• Ning Qiu accepted Wu Ji, who had knelt inside a cage at the village entrance, as Holy Soul Village’s 1,004th resident and gave him a Crystal Identity Certificate.
• A villager told Ning Qiu that Gou Dan had been beaten, and Ning Qiu went with him to find Gou Dan and Skinny Monkey confronting a young man.
• Gou Dan said the young man had overturned their vegetable cart and attacked him, while the young man complained that the village’s vegetable prices were excessive.
• The young man, Dai Mubai, refused to pay or apologize and used White Tiger Martial Soul Possession.
• Ning Qiu revealed two yellow Soul Rings, leaving Dai Mubai stunned by Ning Qiu’s strength.

Ning Qiu defeated Dai Mubai in a challenge and brought him back to Holy Soul Village to pay for the ruined crops. A system task then offered generous rewards if Ning Qiu could persuade Dai Mubai to join the village, leaving him plotting how to recruit the prince.

• Dai Mubai challenged Ning Qiu, but admitted defeat after Ning Qiu activated his Dragon Elephant Transformation.
• Ning Qiu refused to let Dai Mubai owe the villagers 240 Gold Soul Coins and took him back to Holy Soul Village to pay or work off the debt.
• Ning Qiu checked the system and discovered a task rewarding him for persuading Dai Mubai to join Holy Soul Village.
• Ning Qiu considered how recruiting Dai Mubai might also bring Zhu Qing to the village and began planning how to make Dai Mubai ask to join.

Dai Mubai witnessed Ning Qiu transform village land with miraculous cards and learned that registered villagers could earn Soul Power by completing missions. Tempted by the chance to grow stronger and hide from his brother, Dai Weisi, Dai Mubai joined Holy Soul Village, earning Ning Qiu a Level 2 Treasure Pavilion Upgrade Card.

• Xiao Wu told Dai Mubai that registered villagers could earn Soul Power and Contribution Points by completing missions on the Mission Board.
• Ning Qiu confirmed Dai Mubai could not accept missions unless he became a registered villager.
• Xiao Wu finished repairing the pavilion, then joined Ning Qiu as he went to transform the village land; Dai Mubai followed them.
• Ning Qiu used Level 1 and Level 2 Red Soil cards to transform and upgrade a plot, earning rewards and convincing Dai Mubai that the system was real.
• Dai Mubai asked to join Holy Soul Village, and Ning Qiu accepted him as a registered villager.
• Ning Qiu received a Level 2 Treasure Pavilion Upgrade Card and gained enough Soul Power to level up twice, reaching level 29.

Ning Qiu finished a mission in Suotuo City and began preparing the next round of training for his students. While shopping with Xiao Wu, he recognized a valuable crystal in Flender’s shop and argued that it was already his after paying the agreed price.

• Ning Qiu received rewards for completing a two-star mission that granted him ownership of ten shops under Holy Soul Village.
• Ning Qiu told Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, and the seven other children to explore Suotuo City and meet at the hotel that evening for their second round of training.
• Ning Qiu took Xiao Wu shopping and spotted a crystal in a soul master shop that he recognized as valuable.
• Ning Qiu paid Flender two hundred Gold Soul Coins for the crystal, then refused Flender’s attempt to raise the price to five hundred.
• Flender offered Ning Qiu a payment plan, revealing that he knew Ning Qiu was a level-48 Battle Soul Grandmaster, but Ning Qiu insisted the completed sale made the crystal his.

Ning Qiu acquired a Hair Crystal from Flender’s shop and refused Tang San’s escalating offers to buy it. Back at the hotel, he revealed the crystal contained Hair Gold, which could become needles capable of piercing Soul Masters’ Protective Qi Auras.

• Ning Qiu persuaded Flender to let him keep the crystal he had bought, despite Flender’s attempt to reclaim it.
• Tang San recognized the crystal as Hair Crystal and offered up to five hundred Gold Soul Coins, but Ning Qiu refused to sell it.
• After Ning Qiu and Xiao Wu left, Tang San told Flender the crystal was worth more than ten thousand Gold Soul Coins, leaving Flender shocked by his bargain.
• At the hotel, Ning Qiu used his Dragon Elephant Transformation to shatter the crystal and collected the golden beads inside with Xiao Wu.
• Ning Qiu explained that the beads were Hair Gold and demonstrated how Soul Power turned one into a needle that pierced protective auras, then destroyed part of a table.

Ning Qiu took the selected young soul masters to the Soto City Great Spirit Arena for their second stage of training, requiring them to earn Bronze Spirit badges within three months. After registering, Xiao Wu headed to her first match as part of the Qiu Wu Combination with Ning Qiu.

• Ning Qiu led Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, Wu Sheng, and the others to the Great Spirit Arena and explained the badge requirement for their training.
• Dai Mubai described the Arena's match formats and how consecutive wins and team matches could help them earn points faster.
• Xiao Wu asked Ning Qiu to form a two-on-two team with her, and Wu Sheng also asked to partner with him, but Ning Qiu had already agreed to Xiao Wu.
• Ning Qiu and Xiao Wu registered their team as the Qiu Wu Combination and paid the registration fee.
• The announcer called Iron Spirit Xiao Wu to Sub-Arena Fourteen, and she went to prepare for her Gambling Match.

Ning Qiu and Xiao Wu entered a masked two-versus-two match at the Great Soul Arena and defeated the Cat and Mouse Combination with Ning Qiu’s roar. After earning their first points, they went to register while Ning Qiu continued building combat experience for his training.

• Xiao Wu, Ning Qiu, Dai Mubai, and the others won their opening matches at the Great Soul Arena.
• Ning Qiu and Xiao Wu, wearing masks as the Qiu Wu Combination, faced the Cat and Mouse Combination in Arena Thirteen.
• Cat Woman and Mouse Man used their combination technique, Bloody Storm Tornado, against Ning Qiu.
• Ning Qiu unleashed his first soul skill, Supreme Wrath, and blasted both opponents backward, securing the Qiu Wu Combination’s victory.
• Ning Qiu and Xiao Wu went to record their points, and Ning Qiu continued gathering combat experience for his next training round.

After the Holy Soul Ten Elites won all their matches, Dai Mubai’s earlier fight with Ma Hongjun brought him into conflict with Zhao Wuji. Ning Qiu intervened and argued that Dai Mubai was not at fault, but Zhao Wuji offered to settle the matter by fighting him without his martial soul for the length of an incense stick.

• The Holy Soul Ten Elites celebrated their victories, and Su Rong thanked Ning Qiu for teaching him the Fierce Tiger Fist.
• A bruised Ma Hongjun pointed out Dai Mubai to Zhao Wuji, and Dai Mubai recounted how they had fought over a woman.
• Dai Mubai said Tang San, whose martial soul was Blue Silver Grass, had also fought him, and Ning Qiu wondered if the youth was Tang San.
• Zhao Wuji revealed his identity as the Immovable Bright King and summoned his seven-ring Vajra Bear martial soul.
• Ning Qiu argued that Dai Mubai had done nothing wrong, so Zhao Wuji agreed to fight him without using his martial soul if Dai Mubai could last an incense stick.

Ning Qiu challenged Zhao Wuji, who offered to recruit him into Shrek Academy if he lost. After Zhao Wuji agreed that a loss would require only an apology, their fight began, and Ning Qiu used his Gravity Swamp to disrupt Zhao Wuji's attacks.

• Dai Mubai tried to negotiate that Zhao Wuji would join Holy Soul Village if he lost, but Ning Qiu instead demanded an apology.
• Ning Qiu revealed his yellow, yellow, and purple Soul Rings and summoned his Primordial Dragon Elephant Martial Soul, which weakened Zhao Wuji.
• Zhao Wuji attacked Ning Qiu with a powerful punch, but Ning Qiu's Gravity Swamp made him stumble and fall.
• Zhao Wuji resisted the gravity with Soul Power, but Ning Qiu repeatedly withdrew and reapplied the skill, making Zhao Wuji bounce like a rabbit as he attacked.